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Plaster replica of black Basalt Cubit Rod 531

1931; 250 BCE

Plaster replica of grey Basalt Cubit Rod

1931

Plaster replica of grey Basalt Cubit Rod inscribed with nine main divisions [18.5 to 19.5 mm] and one to sevenfold subdivisions thought to be astronomical in nature. Made from original now held at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, 2,500 BC. Identical to other replica [Inv. No. 1935-151].

Plaster replica of grey Basalt Cubit Rod inscribed with nine main divisions [18.5 to 19

1931

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